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| When he stepped up the narrow street |
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| Smiling and proud and | young |
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| Around the hemp a | round his | neck |
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| The golden r | inglets c | lung |
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| There was | never a tear in | his blue | eyes |
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| Both sad and | bright were | they |
| C | |
| And young Roddy MacCorley goes to die |
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| On the | Bridge of Toome | today |
| When he last stepped up that street |
| His shining steel in hand |
| Behind him marched in grim array |
| A stalwart earnest band |
| For Antrim town! for Antrim town! |
| He led them to the fray |
| Now young Roddy MacCorley goes to die |
| On the Bridge of Toome today |
| Interlude: |
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| See the hosts of fleetfoot men |
| Who speed with faces wan |
| From farmstead house and from fisher?s cot |
| Upon the banks of the Bann |
| They come with vengeance in their eyes |
| Too late, too late are they |
| For young Roddy MacCorley goes to die |
| On the Bridge of Toome today |
| Outro: |
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